AGENDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Immediately Following the Public Works Committee Meeting VIA ZOOM Public May attend virtually only. Please contact [email protected] for connectivity details. Councillor John Fenik, Chair Page 1. CALL TO ORDER (Reminder please silence all electronic devices) 2. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Suggested Motion by Councillor Steve Fournier Seconded by Councillor Richard Kidd: "THAT, the minutes of the Economic Development Committee held on February 24, 2021be approved as circulated." 4. ADDITIONS AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Peter McLaren Seconded by Councillor Brian Campbell: "THAT, the agenda be approved as amended to include item 8i) Destination Bike - Welcoming Cyclists in Lanark County." 5. DELEGATIONS (10 MINUTES) Perthmore Phase VI Subdivision Concerns Mike Flynn, President of Perthmore Community Association 6. QUESTIONS OF THE DELEGATION FROM COUNCIL 7. PRESENTATIONS 8. COMMUNICATIONS Page 1 of 71 Page 5 - 8 i) Destination Bike - Welcoming Cyclists in Lanark County 9. CONSENT REPORTS 9 - 18 i) Report #PD-08-2021 Planning Department Information Report County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion by Councillor Doug Black Seconded by Councillor John Hall: "THAT, the recommendations contained in the following Consent Reports for the April Economic Development Committee meeting be approved: Report #PD-08-2021 Planning Department Information Report." 10. DISCUSSION REPORTS 19 - 20 i) Report #CAO-06-2021 "Connect Lanark” Broadband Program CAO, Kurt Greaves “THAT, Lanark County Council authorize creating the “Connect Lanark” program to help low income families with broadband installation; AND THAT, the program be financed from the 2021 budget line for broadband initiatives.” 21 - 41 ii) Report #PD-09-2021 Municipality of Mississippi Mills Official Plan Amendment NO. 26 County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Sean Redmond Seconded by Councillor Sharon Mousseau: "THAT, the Economic Development Committee recommend to County Council that Community Official Plan Amendment No. 26 for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, File No. 0931-OP-20003, being a site specific amendment to Highway Commercial policies to establish the principle of development to accommodate a mix of commercial and medium to high density residential uses on the property, for lands described as Part Lot 16, Concession 10, Part 1, Plan 27R-8990, Parts 1-4, and 9-12 on 27R-8445, Geographic Township of Ramsay, Municipality of Mississippi Mills, known municipally as 430 Ottawa Street, as adopted by the Page 2 of 71 Page Council for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on November 17, 2020, by By-law No. 20-112, be approved as submitted." 42 - 60 iii) Report #PD-10-2021 Municipality of Mississippi Mills Official Plan Amendment No. 27 County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Brian Campbell Seconded by Councillor Ed McPherson: "THAT, the Economic Development Committee recommend to County Council that Community Official Plan Amendment No. 27 for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, File No. 0931-OP-21001, being a site specific amendment to re-designate the lands from "Industrial" to "Residential - Community Facility", for lands described as East Part Lot 14, Concession 10, Ward of Almonte, Municipality of Mississippi Mills, as adopted by the Council for the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on February 16, 2021, by By-law No. 21-011, be approved." 61 - 62 iv) Report #PD-11-2021 Update of the LPAT Appeal to the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Community Official Plan Amendment No. 21 County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Bill Dobson Seconded by Councillor Ray Scissions: "THAT, Report # PD-11-2021 of the County Planner, Update of the LPAT Appeal, Case Number: PL200045, being an appeal to the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Official Plan Amendment No. 21, be received as information". 63 - 67 v) SCOP 5-Year Review County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion by Councillor Rickey Minnille Seconded by Councillor Richard Kidd: "THAT, the Economic Development Committee recommend to the Council of the County of Lanark that the County Planner prepare a report identifying the key policy areas to be updated in accordance with the Planning Act requirements and provide options and recommendations to proceed with the Official Plan review." Page 3 of 71 Page 11. DEFERRED REPORTS 12. VERBAL REPORTS 68 - 71 i) Bill 276, Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 County Planner, Julie Stewart Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Sharon Mousseau Seconded by Councillor Sean Redmond: "THAT, the Report regarding Bill 276, Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021, be received as information only." ii) Report of the Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation (verbal) Councillor John Fenik Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Richard Kidd Seconded by Warden Christa Lowry: "THAT, the Report of the Valley Heartland Community Futures Development Corporation (verbal) be received as information." 13. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS 14. NEW/OTHER BUSINESS i) Delegation Discussion: Perthmore Phase VI Subdivision Concerns Suggested Motion moved by Councillor Doug Black Seconded by Councillor Steve Fournier: "THAT, the delegation related to Perthmore Phase VI Subdivision be received as information." 15. ADJOURNMENT Page 4 of 71 AGENDA ITEM #8i) Let’s get Mississippi Mills to Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community The Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designation for Mississippi Mills is coming up for renewal - and as the result of so much cycle activity and increased bicycle infrastructure in our community, we believe our community can move from Bronze to Silver BFC designation. To kick-off our BFC application, the undersigned request a letter of endorsement and support from the Mississippi Mills Council (see below). Let’s lead by example and be the first Silver BFC in the region! Over the past 7 years, the bicycle friendly community in Mississippi Mills has ridden success after success. Since 2016, the year Mississippi Mills was awarded Bronze designation, our community has embraced cycling in so many measurable ways. Mississippi Mills has enjoyed and promoted greater cycling safety by way of: 1. CanBike workshops for adults and teens 2. Walking school bus initiatives at area schools 3. Designated bicycle lanes along two busy commuter streets in Almonte: One makes biking to high school much safer, the other joins Downtown Almonte to the commercial area of Ottawa St 4. The 2020 County of Lanark “Warden’s Slow Roll” on the OVRT - an event promoted County-wide to encourage cycle safety and enthusiasm. Over 100 participants from Beckwith, Carleton Place, Mississippi Mills as well as Ottawa. Many participants were municipal and county councillors 5. Mississippi Mills Youth Centre (MMYC)’s successful application for MTO Road Safety Challenge funding - to be used for intergenerational bicycle rides, advocacy, and maintenance programs in 2021 6. Bicycle Month in Mississippi Mills and Lanark County each June continues to promote safety and accessibility around cycling. The Mayors’ Slow Bike Race is one such annual event as is The Silver Chain Challenge, a friendly competition between a growing number of participating counties from across Eastern Ontario to inspire and promote more active, safer and healthier communities. Mississippi Mills cycle tourism & economic development is booming. Four provincial tourist routes include our municipality and are highlighted in the Ontario by Bike tourism publication, Cycling Ontario 2021. These routes and initiatives are: 1. The Provincial cycling network includes Mississippi Mills in one of the spine routes 2. The Voyageur cycling route from Ottawa to North Bay runs through Mississippi Mills. This is the loop that connects to the Great Lakes Waterfront Trail circle route of southern Ontario 3. Mississippi Mills is on Freewheeling.ca Adventure Cycle Tour routes, with overnight stops in Almonte 4. The M.O.R.E (Mississippi Ottawa Rivers Experience) trail is a 180km multi-day cycle loop that connects us with cycle tourists from Ottawa 5. A few years of Mississippi Mills “Right Bikes” bike rentals at the Almonte Old Town Hall 6. Ontario by Bike Network certifies tourism businesses as bicycle friendly, Lanark County has 22 certified Bicycle Friendly businesses. A 28 April 2021 webinar will help more business certify - details below Destination Bike - Welcoming Cyclists in Lanark County Page 5 of 71 AGENDA ITEM #8i) 7. The Eastern Ontario Active Transportation Summit began in Almonte in 2013. It’s goal: to create walkable, bikeable rural communities. Representatives from Mississippi Mills attend and share knowledge each year of the Summit. 8. Almonte Bicycle Works bike shop and its “Bikes for Haiti” charity wing have sold new and used bikes at reasonable prices and have kept them in good repair for over a decade. In similar ways that the Hallmark movie industry has brought more wealth and more curious visitors to Mississippi Mills, so has increasing bicycle infrastructure: 1. 6.5 kms of Lanark County and Mississippi Mills bicycle lanes along Martin Street North, Ottawa Street and Perth Street - used more than ever during this era of outdoor recreation as a respite from COVID-19 isolation. Look out summer of 2021! 2. Lanark County connected Almonte with Appleton and onto Hwy 7 with 13.5 km of bike lanes along the paved shoulder on Appleton Side Rd and 2.5 km of rural bike lanes in northern Pakenham (Mississippi Mills) along the Waba Rd. Lanark County is committed to paving shoulders as they redevelop rural roads to be more bicycle friendly 3. Lanark County Mountain Bike Associations addition of the Bennie’s Corners trails increased mountain bike trail riding from 10 km in 2016 to 20 km in 2021 - all within Mississippi Mills. An asset that attracts Kanata and Ottawa trail riding clubs for an afternoon or a day, when they also need a meal or more after their rides 4. An increase in bike racks within Almonte and Pakenham - attractive to cyclists. The latest racks have just been installed at the Alameda on the OVRT.